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PEOPLE v. BERLIN

No. 54477.

132 Ill. App.2d 697 (1971)

270 N.E.2d 461

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHNNY BERLIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

April 28, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Bruce M. Jancovic, Shelvin Singer, and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Robert L. Best, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BURMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Johnny Berlin, was indicted on charges of armed robbery and robbery. After a trial by jury, he was convicted of robbery and sentenced to serve 10 to 15 years in the penitentiary.

On appeal, he contends that the Court erred when it instructed the jury that voluntary intoxication was not a defense to the crime of robbery.

We first briefly set forth the evidence...

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